Literary terms 2
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| What the passage is mostly about | ||
| a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as. | ||
| the emotional atmosphere of a work | ||
| a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events | ||
| a story or narrated account | ||
| story or piece about true events | ||
| a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters | ||
| a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | ||
| an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | ||
| an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | ||
| a restatement of a text in a different from or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity | ||
| a humorous imitation of a serious work | ||
| endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | ||
| the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced | ||
| following the exposition; the events that build up to the climax | ||
| following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues | ||
| the vantage point from which a story is told | ||
| a story told by an "I" narrator. An "I" narrator is a character in the story. | ||
| a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions | ||
| a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited | ||
| the main character in a story. | ||
| a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings | ||
| the falling action of a narrative; the events following the climax | ||
| a character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work | ||
| harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | ||
| the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | ||
| a person or group that bears the blame for another | ||
| a real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play | ||
| the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | ||
| a comparison of two things using "like", "as", or other specifically comparative words | ||
| a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause | ||
| a character who does not change during the story. | ||
| a short restatement of the key elements of a story | ||
| quality of a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events | ||
| an object that is used to represent something else | ||
| Words that have similar or the same meaning | ||
| the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | ||
| a central idea of a work | ||
| the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers). | ||
| the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs |